Vegetable-slicer.



J. EMEL, SR.

VEGETABLE SLICER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE27,191&

Q 1,094,318. Patented Apr. 21, 1914.

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J. EMBL, SR-

7 VEGETABLE SLIGER. APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 27, 1912.

1 ,094;,3 1 8, Patented Apr. 21, 1914.

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UNTTED STATES PATENT QFFTCE.

JOHN EMEL, 83., OF SILVERDALE, WASHINGTON.

VEGETABLE-SLICER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN EMEL, Sn, a citizen of the United States,residing at 'Silverdale, in the county of Kitsap, State of Washington,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vegetable-Slicers;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the in vention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in vegetable slicers.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a device of thecharacter described which can be easily supported by one hand of theoperator and operated by his other hand.

Another object of the invention is to provide a slicer of the characterdescribed which includes a plurality of rotatable knives that operateunder a pair of vegetable receiving pockets, the vegetables beingpressed downwardly for engagement with the knives by a resilient meansof novel construction.

A further object of the invention is to provide a slicing device of thetype described which is composed of a minimum number of parts, istherefore simple in construction, and is cheap to manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in theconstruction and novel combination of parts hereinafter fully described,illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claimhereto appended; it being understood that various changes in the form,proportion, size and minor details of construction within the scope ofthe claim may be resorted to without departing from the spirit orsacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a top plan view of a slicer constructed inaccordance with my invention, Fig. 9. is a side elevation, Fig. 8 is anend view of the same, Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view taken onthe line t1 of Fig. 1, Fig, 5 is a detail sectional View taken on theline 5-5 of Fig. 1, showing the resilient pressers, and Fig. 6 is aperspective view of the follower frame.

Like reference numerals designate corresponding parts in all the figuresof the drawin 's.

Tteferring to the drawings, 5 designates a Specification of LettersPatent.

Application filed June 27, 1912.

Patent-ed Apr. 21, P314.

Serial No. 708,236.

handle which is formed from a single length of strap metal, and iscentrally bent to form a hand-hold 6, the ends of the strap beingextended in parallel relation to form sup porting arms 77, the upper armterminating short of the bottom arm, and the free end of the bottom armbeing bent upwardly and thence inwardly, as at 8, and terminatingadjacent the free end of the upper arm. The lower arm at the bend isformed with a central opening 9. An opening is formed adjacent the freeend of the upper arm and an alined opening is formed in the lower arm,and mounted for rotation within these openings is a vertical axle 10which supports at its lower end a horizontally rotatable knife-carryingelement 11. This element is disposed directly below the lower bar 7 andis circular in contour, and is formed on its upper face with a series ofgear teeth 11. This element is formed with a plurality of openings 12,and carried by said element and respectively arranged in the rear ofsaid openings is a plurality of radially extending knives 13. Extendingfrom opposite sides of the arm 7 and on either side of the axle 10 is apair of semicircular vertically disposed Walls 14 14c which constitutepockets for receiving vegetables or other articles to be sliced.

My invention further comprises a follower, which is designated as awhole by the reference numeral 15. This follower is preferably formed ofspring wire, and is centrally bent to form an eye 16 which is secured tothe upper end of the axle 10. The end portions of this wire extendupwardly and thence downwardly and form an opposed pair of. invertedU-shaped arms, each arm being indicated as a whole by the referencenumeral 17. The free ends of the arms are respectively disposed withinthe pockets above mentioned and carry follower heads 18. These armswhich, as above noted, are formed of spring metal, are employed forurging large fruits of greater diameter than the height of the pocketsdownwardly for engagement with the knives as said knives are rotatedtherebelow.

In order to rotate the knife-carrying element, a longitudinally disposedaxle 20 projects through the opening 9 formed in the lower arm 7 Theinner end of this axle is bent around the vertical axle 10 and the outerend of this axle proj ects above the gear teeth 11 of said element 11. Apinion 22 is loosely mounted upon the projecting end of the lastmentioned axle, and associated therewith is a crank 23.

From the foregoing, it will be observed that after vegetables or thelike have been positioned within the pockets, the follower heads will becaused to yieldingly bear thereupon and cause said vegetables to bedepressed for engagement with the knives. The crank handle 23 isrotated, and through the medium of the pinion 22 the knife-carryingelement is rotated. As a result, the knives passing below the vegetableswill slice the same and these slices will readily pass into the openingsof the element from whence they can drop into any convenient receptacleintended to receive them.

What is claimed is:

The combination with a handle, of spaced frame members extending fromsaid handle, a pivot pin projecting through said frame members, a shaftcarried by said pivot pin between said frame members and extendinglaterally from the pin, a cutter carrying wheel pivotally mounted onsaid pivot pin, driving means for said Wheel mounted on said shaft, anda follower supporting arm carried by said pin, whereby said pin connectsthe frame, the Wheel, the shaft and the follower arm.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two "Witnesses.

JOHN EMEL, SR. l/Vitnesses:

A. MURRAGE, A. L. TI-IARP.

Copies 0! this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents.

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